To prevent unauthorized access to a network feature, multiple levels of authentication are required by utilizing a biometric authentication application that can verify access based on an authentication configuration that, for example, includes biometric data associated with a user. Requiring additional authentication to one or more network features or settings while allowing one or more other network features or settings to have less authentication provides a quality of experience for every user with access to the application while maintaining enhanced security to those network features that may be key/sensitive or require additional security. Additionally, using biometric data to perform the additional level of authentication ensures that a particular user seeking access to key or sensitive network features or settings of a network is the authorized user and not another user that has gained access to a network device associated with the authorized user.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the previously stored biometric data is received from a biometric repository.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication level is associated with a plurality of biometric types.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of biometric types comprises any of a voice scan, a fingerprint, a retinal scan, a one-time password (OTP), a facial recognition, or a combination thereof.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is for creating an authentication configuration, wherein the authentication configuration is associated with at least one of the one or more features.
11. The biometric repository of claim 8, wherein the authentication level is associated with a plurality of biometric types.
12. The biometric repository of claim 11, wherein the plurality of biometric types comprises any of a voice scan, a fingerprint, a retinal scan, a one-time password (OTP), a facial recognition, or a combination thereof.
14. The biometric repository of claim 8, wherein the biometric repository is remote from the client device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the authentication level is associated with a plurality of biometric types.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of biometric types comprises any of a voice scan, a fingerprint, a retinal scan, a one-time password (OTP), a facial recognition, or a combination thereof.
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